Originally Posted by amo
Yes I was talking about putting a manual trans matted to a V8. The only V8 I find is Latana's V8 but its an auto and a benz engine. An automatic was made for woman and old people, or if you want an auto buy a grocery getter. To me they should never be put in a sports car. I am not looking to go straight only, thats only a very very small portion of my driving and I never race, maybe some point on the track someday.
Side note reason I am asking is I am trying to find another sports car that has a somewhat small engine that I can eventually put a V8 in down the road. I have a Solstice right now that I am trying to sell due to job issues. I am looking at a crossfire, a RX8 was looking at the 350Z but the insurance will be a lot (my uncle has one and pays a lot for insurance.)
If this is your objective, find a Hemi and see if they'll throw in a torch with it because that engine will not fit width wise without using the fire hammer to make more room between the wheels. BTW, there's lots of other stuff you'll need to do. If you're serious, I'd more than love to see it happen and applaud you for taking on a challenge of this magnitude and would be more than willing to provide whatever info I have that will help you out. If you're tire-kickin this idea around and want something you can do on a sunday afternoon, this is not your ride.